For nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time of deep reflection, spiritual connection and community.

Ramadan runs March 1-29. It's the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12-month lunar year of approximately 354 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the solar ...

Every year, Eid Al Fitr moves around the calendar and begins on a different day. While longtime UAE residents know the reason behind those shifts in dates, many people are confused about how the ...

The holy month shifts each year by 10 to 12 days because the Islamic lunar calendar is shorter than the solar calendar. These ...